China vs United States: Land use hidden — Cropland
Land use hidden — Cropland over time
- China
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.55 million Square kilometres against 1.28 million Square kilometres in China, a difference of 263,720 Square kilometres.
That makes United States's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 63 years both countries report, United States has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1.04 million Square kilometres | 1.81 million Square kilometres | 767,706 Square kilometres | United States |
| 1970s | 1.01 million Square kilometres | 1.89 million Square kilometres | 880,629 Square kilometres | United States |
| 1980s | 1.18 million Square kilometres | 1.89 million Square kilometres | 715,051 Square kilometres | United States |
| 1990s | 1.31 million Square kilometres | 1.83 million Square kilometres | 520,386 Square kilometres | United States |
| 2000s | 1.34 million Square kilometres | 1.70 million Square kilometres | 366,093 Square kilometres | United States |
| 2010s | 1.32 million Square kilometres | 1.59 million Square kilometres | 270,864 Square kilometres | United States |
| 2020s | 1.28 million Square kilometres | 1.56 million Square kilometres | 271,755 Square kilometres | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher land use hidden — cropland, China or United States?
- United States, at 1.55 million Square kilometres against 1.28 million Square kilometres in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in land use hidden — cropland between China and United States?
- 263,720 Square kilometres, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and United States?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2023.
- How do China and United States rank globally for land use hidden — cropland?
- China ranks 4th and United States ranks 3rd of 193 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Land use hidden — Cropland. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Land resources are one of the four components of the natural environment: water, air, land and living resources. In this context land is both: a physical "milieu" necessary for the development of natural vegetation as well as cultivated vegetation; a resource for human activities. The data presented here give information concerning land use state and changes (e.g. agricultural land, forest land). Data source(s): Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N., (FAOSTAT) Contact: ENV.Stat@oecd.org Dataset release date: June 3, 2024 Database documentation Countries metadata